Why is nobody talking about the fact that Donald J. Trump is too cowardly to debate Kamala Harris

House of Bone and Rain is five days away! This is a reminder that preorders make a huge difference. Have you preordered yet? Here’s what @DanielDKraus had to say about it. Anyway, local indie is the place to go. Don’t have one? amazon.com/gp/aw/d/031642… bookshop.org/p/books/house-…

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THE BURNING received a pretty fabulous review from Publisher’s Weekly: “Well-shaded characters, near-perfect pacing, and a fascinating glimpse into Ohio’s Amish community mark this as another winner for Castillo.” tinyurl.com/8hxp5zch St. Martin's Press Nancy Yost Literary Agency #CrimeFiction

26 days inside Amazon's Hot New Releases for LITTLE BOY MISSING. Readers love how it feels like a true crime story and say the protagonist Jo and what she goes through is relatable and tragic. Grab now for just 99p! 👇 amzn.eu/d/cyFQt5S

TODAY! 2 PM ET I'm interviewing @ClaireLombardo, author of smash hit SAME AS IT EVER WAS… About how a woman's trauma background affects her choices in early motherhood, which then affects her life as her kids are leaving the nest. Join us LIVE--on A MIGHTY BLAZE 📚🕯🔥, of course!

They’re here! And so beautiful. Thanks Ellen Datlow, Nightfire Books, Matt Rusin, @RZAgent, Samuel Araya, and everyone who helped get this over the finish line. I’m really proud of it. Out August 27!

BREAKING: Project 2025 HQ is being projected over Donald Trump’s building in Chicago. As much as Donald Trump wants to deny his connection to Project 2025, his record proves he can’t. Retweet so all Americans see this.

OMG! Our Thoughtful Bro starts September with the tremendously talented Jesmyn Ward.

Next up: THE RIVER AT NIGHT by EricaFerencik. This was every inch 'Girl Deliverance' - even down to starting 'Before' and the town called Dickey - but it delivers!!! There's some really great action and subverts the hillbilly stereotype well for more modern readers

Today is launch day for CRYPT OF THE MOON SPIDER, the first part in THE LUNAR GOTHIC TRILOGY of novellas.

Gabino Iglesias reviews CRYPT OF THE MOON SPIDER. "This short novel does something few others manage: a perfect blend of brutality and elegance. The writing here is top-notch and the story is truly engaging, but from time to time there are things like multilimbed monsters or ...

Not much to celebrate lately, but this is special because even the Stoker long list is a big honor and the company is absolutely spectacular. Congrats to these amazing authors.

"Isola" is "a work of tremendous imagination that draws on harrowing historical records to spin a story of self-determination, courage and faith," says New York Times Books. Author #AllegraGoodman will be interviewed by Lit Fic host #CarolineLeavitt. 4 PM ET THURS

House of Bone and Rain is a Bram Stoker Award nominee and I have no words. This is a weird, very personal novel, and seeing it in here with books I loved and authors I admire means a hell of a lot. Congrats to Paul, Stephen, Gwendolyn, and Josh!

NEW: 🇺🇲 Donald Trump was caught on video explaining that his billionaire friends made billions yesterday with tariffs and stock market manipulation.

I love when folks discover horror with a movie or a book. We’re over here like, “Oh, you loved Stephen Graham Jones? Sinners is your new favorite movie? You’re “getting into serial killer stories”? Come on in! Oh, we have such sights to show you. Whatever you’re into, we have it.

You know who rocks? UCRLowResMFA, Tod Goldberg, and the whole UCR crew. 🖤

I know it’s not Friday, but if you have a book coming this summer, tell folks about it here. Let people know. Share your cover or some art from inside or a blurb or whatever. Forget AI lists. We have each other. Anyway, the first barrio noir ever is back next Tuesday!

Latest NYT column is up! This month, ai talk about Riley Sager’s With a Vengeance, Uketsu’s Strange Houses, and Laura Elliott’s Awakened. Free link, so share away! nytimes.com/2025/07/05/boo…